| The Scene In and Around Boston . . . By Hilda M. Morrill October 26, 2007
Boston's Chanel Boutique, located at 5 Newbury Street, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary on the Rooftop of the Taj Boston with a luncheon and exclusive fashion presentation. The event was hosted by “In Style” magazine and several New York Chanel executives. On hand was “In Style's” Fashion Director, Hal Rubenstein, well known for his Academy Awards red carpet reporting for “Good Morning America,” “Extra,” “Entertainment Tonight” and “E! Entertainment Television.” Proceeds benefited the MassGeneral Hospital for Children.
“High School Musical” Coming to Boston Presented by Disney Theatrical Productions, the division responsible for such smash Broadway hits as “The Lion King,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Mary Poppins,” “High School Musical” is based on the 2006 Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel Original Movie. The touring company includes a live orchestra and a new cast of 34 professional performers. “High School Musical” premiered on Disney Channel U.S. on January 20, 2006 and posted the highest ratings for a Disney Channel Original Movie up until that time. It went on to become a smash hit internationally and, in 2006, aired on 26 Disney Channels and free-to-air broadcasters worldwide, reaching more than 100 million viewers in more than 100 countries. Walt Disney Studios announced it will develop a feature film based on the movie for release in 2008. Individual tickets are available at the Citi Performing Arts Center Box Office, online at www.citicenter.org, or by calling 800-337-7400. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 20 or more by calling Citi Performing Arts Center Group Sales at 617-532-1116.
Ellis Antiques Show Returns “The 48th Annual Ellis Antiques Show” will run from Thursday, November 1 through Sunday, November 4. Several different exciting events are planned including an Opening Night Gala Preview, Young Collectors Evening, Wine Tasting, Brunch and Lecture, and guided tours. Proceeds will benefit the Ellis Memorial & Eldredge House, Inc. and the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Show and different events take place at The Castle at the Boston Park Plaza except for the Sunday Brunch and Lecture, which will be held at the Taj Hotel. For tickets and more information, call 617-523-8696, or visit www.ellisantiques.com. Harvest Dinner to Benefit Autism Center On Friday, November 2, the Autism Center of the South Shore will host their “First Annual Harvest Dinner” at the Radisson Hotel in Rockland beginning at 6:30 p.m. This event is being held to raise funds, resources, and awareness for individuals and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders on the South Shore. The Harvest Dinner will feature Tiffany Kelly, Miss Massachusetts 2006; a keynote address by Susan Senator, author of “Making Peace with Autism”; as well as entertainment provided by the Berkshire Hills Music Academy; a raffle and a silent auction. For tickets or more information, contact Judy Geagan at 800-482-5788 or e-mail info@autismsouthshore.org.
Caetano Veloso to Perform at the Orpheum Theatre According to “The New York Times,” “Caetano Veloso is one of the greatest songwriters of the century: a master melodist, a lyricist who merges surreal imagery with a sense of history and a sense of humor, a singer whose voice radiates tenderness and supple swing and a musician who connects to traditional music, pop and jazz from all over.” On Friday, November 2, Veloso will perform at the Orpheum Theatre at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information, call 617-508-931-2000 or 617-482-0650. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, in 1942, Caetano Veloso began his professional musical career in 1965 in Sao Paulo. In his first compositions he drew on the bossa novas of Joao Gilberto, but rapidly began to develop his own distinctive style. Absorbing musical and aesthetic ideas from sources as diverse as The Beatles, concrete poetry, the French Dadaists and the Brazilian modernist poets of the 1920s, Caetano, together with Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, his sister Maria Bethania, and a number of other poets and intellectuals, founded a movement called “Tropicalismo.” By experimenting with new sounds and words, adding electric guitars to their bands and utilizing the imagery of modern poetry, Caetano became a musical revolutionary. This short-lived movement, founded in 1968, ended abruptly when Caetano and Gil were sent into exile and lived in London. Now universally credited with redefining what is known as Brazilian music, it laid the groundwork for a renaissance of Brazilian popular music both at home and abroad. Caetano and Gil returned to Brazil in 1972 and found that Tropicalismo had remained intact and their audience had continued to grow. Veloso followed his 1999 Grammy® Award Winning release “Livro,” an album which garnered widespread critical acclaim in the US and brought with it his first-ever US tour, with a soundtrack for the Carlos Diegues film “Orfeu.” Enjoy! |
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“In Style's” Hal Rubenstein and Chanel manager Mary Nobile King smile for the camera at the 10th anniversary luncheon of the Boutique. (Photo by Roger Farrington)